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High Hopes

Summary A slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful, mum's ghastly upper-middle-class neighbors, and Cyril's pretentious sister and philandering husband. Shirley wants a baby, but Cyril, who reads Marx and wants the world to be perfect, is reluctant. Cy...

Directed By: Mike Leigh

Written By: Mike Leigh

High Hopes

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 12 Critic Reviews
84
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 5 User Ratings
8.2
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Summary A slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful, mum's ghastly upper-middle-class neighbors, and Cyril's pretentious sister and philandering husband. Shirley wants a baby, but Cyril, who reads Marx and wants the world to be perfect, is reluctant. Cy...

Directed By: Mike Leigh

Written By: Mike Leigh

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 12 Critic Reviews
84
92% Positive
11 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 12 Critic Reviews
84
92% Positive
11 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 5 User Ratings
8.2
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0% Mixed
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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 5 User Ratings
8.2
100% Positive
5 Ratings
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company Portman Productions, Channel Four Films, British Screen Productions
Release Date Feb 24, 1989
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating PG
European Film Awards
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Venice Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Evening Standard British Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination